# James McNeill Whistler

American, 1834–1903; born in Lowell, Massachusetts; died in London

Whistler spent part of his boyhood in Russia, left West Point without graduating and trained as a painter in Paris before settling in London in 1859. He held that a picture was an arrangement of colour and form, and named his works symphonies, harmonies and nocturnes; a hostile review of one nocturne led to his 1878 libel suit against John Ruskin. He was equally committed to etching, and in his Venice plates of 1879–80 he left films of ink on the copper to suggest water and dusk.

_Written by Ochre Editions._

19 works in the collection.

- [Arrangement in Flesh Colour and Black: Portrait of Theodore Duret](https://www.ochreeditions.com/art/arrangement-in-flesh-colour-and-black-portrait-of-theodore-d-met-13211), James McNeill Whistler, 1883. Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
- [Symphony in White, No. 1: The White Girl](https://www.ochreeditions.com/art/symphony-in-white-no-1-the-white-girl-nga-12198), James McNeill Whistler, 1861-1863, 1872. Courtesy of National Gallery of Art, Washington.
- [Pink Note–Shelling Peas](https://www.ochreeditions.com/art/pink-note-shelling-peas-si-fsg-f1902-166a-c), James McNeill Whistler, 1882-1884. Courtesy of Smithsonian Institution.
- [An Orange Note: Sweet Shop](https://www.ochreeditions.com/art/an-orange-note-sweet-shop-si-fsg-f1904-315a-c), James McNeill Whistler, 1883 or 1884. Courtesy of Smithsonian Institution.
- [Harmony in Green and Rose: The Music Room](https://www.ochreeditions.com/art/harmony-in-green-and-rose-the-music-room-si-fsg-f1917-234a-b), James McNeill Whistler, 1860-1861. Courtesy of Smithsonian Institution.
- [Girl in Black (Pouting Tom)](https://www.ochreeditions.com/art/girl-in-black-pouting-tom-si-hmsg-66-5532), James McNeill Whistler, (1896-1901). Courtesy of Smithsonian Institution.
- [La Belle Jardinière](https://www.ochreeditions.com/art/la-belle-jardiniere-aic-73398), James McNeill Whistler, 1894. Courtesy of Art Institute of Chicago.
- [Nocturne, from Venice, a Series of Twelve Etchings (the "First Venice Set")](https://www.ochreeditions.com/art/nocturne-from-venice-a-series-of-twelve-etchings-the-first-v-aic-109193), James McNeill Whistler, 1879–80. Courtesy of Art Institute of Chicago.
- [Green and Blue: The Dancer](https://www.ochreeditions.com/art/green-and-blue-the-dancer-aic-111164), James McNeill Whistler, c. 1893. Courtesy of Art Institute of Chicago.
- [Study for "The Blue Girl: Portrait of Miss Elinor Leyland"](https://www.ochreeditions.com/art/study-for-the-blue-girl-portrait-of-miss-elinor-leyland-aic-112165), James McNeill Whistler, c. 1879. Courtesy of Art Institute of Chicago.
- [Corte del Paradiso](https://www.ochreeditions.com/art/corte-del-paradiso-aic-158382), James McNeill Whistler, 1880. Courtesy of Art Institute of Chicago.
- [Whistler with a Hat](https://www.ochreeditions.com/art/whistler-with-a-hat-aic-213620), James McNeill Whistler, 1859. Courtesy of Art Institute of Chicago.
- [Variations in Violet and Grey—Market Place, Dieppe](https://www.ochreeditions.com/art/variations-in-violet-and-grey-market-place-dieppe-met-16863), James McNeill Whistler, 1885. Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
- [Nocturne (Nocturne: The Thames at Battersea)](https://www.ochreeditions.com/art/nocturne-nocturne-the-thames-at-battersea-met-337702), James McNeill Whistler, 1878. Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
- [Nocturne: Palaces](https://www.ochreeditions.com/art/nocturne-palaces-met-359320), James McNeill Whistler, 1879–80. Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
- [The Yellow Room](https://www.ochreeditions.com/art/the-yellow-room-met-760942), James McNeill Whistler, ca. 1883–84. Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
- [San Giorgio](https://www.ochreeditions.com/art/san-giorgio-nga-11030), James McNeill Whistler, 1880. Courtesy of National Gallery of Art, Washington.
- [Long Lagoon](https://www.ochreeditions.com/art/long-lagoon-nga-11033), James McNeill Whistler, 1880. Courtesy of National Gallery of Art, Washington.
- [Street in Saverne](https://www.ochreeditions.com/art/street-in-saverne-nga-133448), James McNeill Whistler, 1858. Courtesy of National Gallery of Art, Washington.